I was recently told by someone that they followed my blog, which instantly brought about some guilt of a recent update. Sorry!
So this is week 17 of being back running. And week 2 of my training for Wokingham Half-marathon. I am loosely following the Furman Institute's FIRST plan. The crux is 3 runs and 2 lots of cross-training (read: cycling). Each of the 3 runs is a quality run; long, track or tempo they're fast and can hurt.
The balance comes in the cross training. It's a risky program and I got injured last time doing something similar. This time I know where I went wrong and I'm listening to my body much more. Common sense really. It's almost obvious that one cannot fit in 5 or 6 quality sessions per week.
I'm enjoying some easy paced cycling in the week and some longer rides at the weekend. They help to offset the training load from the running. Every now and then I'm throwing in a harder turbo as a tester. Tonight was TrainerRoad's Raymond, a 4x5min at 108% FTP.
I'm looking forward to my first duathlon of the season, the Dinton Duathlon. I'll have been back from the US for less than 24 hours by that point so we'll see how it goes.
I've also entered Althorp sprint duathlon in Oct 2014. Far away but I got an early-bird deal as it is the 2015 European sprint qualifier.
Showing posts with label Long Bike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Long Bike. Show all posts
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Long ride, short run
Today I rode the Marlow duathlon bike course, with a couple of friends from my running club, Finch Coasters.
We rode there via White Waltham, Maidenhead, Pinkeys Green and descended Winterfold Hill. One rider felt under the weather at Maidenhead so went back. The two of us continued round the 25km duathlon course.
Coffee and Cake was had at the cafe at Higginson Park, then the return journey started. Up the big hill towards Maidenhead and then through Bray and back home. A good 90km bike ride.
When I got home I changed shoes and went for a quick 1.5km run at race pace to see how the legs would cope for the next weekend. The short run felt strong. Looking good for the first duathlon of the year next weekend!
We rode there via White Waltham, Maidenhead, Pinkeys Green and descended Winterfold Hill. One rider felt under the weather at Maidenhead so went back. The two of us continued round the 25km duathlon course.
Coffee and Cake was had at the cafe at Higginson Park, then the return journey started. Up the big hill towards Maidenhead and then through Bray and back home. A good 90km bike ride.
When I got home I changed shoes and went for a quick 1.5km run at race pace to see how the legs would cope for the next weekend. The short run felt strong. Looking good for the first duathlon of the year next weekend!
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